Machine for clipping envelops.



Patented Nov 2, 1909.

0. E. GAMPBELL. MACHINE FOR GLIPPING ENVELOPS.

APPLICATION FILED DBO 4 1908 tion to disclose the inrans employed to force vt'ull clear, and exact description of the same,

.hands free to feed and remove the letters on which the envelop to be clipped is placed.

CHARLES E. CAMPBELL, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

MACHINE FOR CLIPPING ENVELOPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

Application filed December 4, 1908. Serial No. 465,934.

To all whom it may concern:

lie it known that 1, CHARLES E. CAMP- ncnr, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Nayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Machines for Clipping En velops, and declare the following to be a such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it. pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in a machine for opening cnvelops, shown in the accompanying drawings and more fully disclosed in the following specification and claims.

The object of this invention is to supply a machine which will rapidly cut the end of scaled envelops without dange-r'of damaging the inclosures.

()no purpose of the invention is to provide a. platt't'n'tn for supporting the envelop and a guide for feeding it to the cutting knife in order to further insure against damaging the contents of the envelop often resulting from carelessly clipping the end of an envelop.

A further improvement consists in means whereby the device may be operated by hand,-or by foot movement leaving the from the cutting device.

In tllG (lIfl'\\ 'l11gS2 Figure l is a perspective view looking at the device from the platform side of the machine. Fig. is an end elevation with parts broken away and in sec the swinging blade into shearing contact with the stationary blade. Fig. 3 shows the device operated by foot power. Fig. 4 is a perspective view disclosing more clearly the chamber into which the clipped ends of the envelop drop.

Referring to the letters of reference indicated on the drawings: is a platform "lhe platform A is supported by suitab e logs A and is provided with an upstanding flange or guide A against which the envelop i is forced in order to insure its end being (X- actly parallel with the cutter blade.

Below and beyond the end of the platform and preferably integral therewith, is a suitable pocket or chamber A to receive the rearwardly; from the platform and also inf lcgral with the wall of the pocket A is an arm A to whicli a cutter blade is pivoted.

ll is a swinging arm pivoted at a to the meu'ther it. Secured to the upper portion of the swinging arm is a cutter blade B adapted to serve in conjunction with a fixed blade (1, attached to the wall of the pocket A. its edge flush with the top of the plat- :t'ortndtl5 is a knob mounted upon the upper edge of the swinging arm by means of which the arm may be operated.

Rising from the wall of the pocket A is til) a short post A serving as an abutment for the spring actuated plunger 7) housed Within the tubular stem B, which latter projects rcarwardly from the swinging arm l5.

Sleeved on the pivot of the swinging arm and bearing against the head of the pivot pin a is a spring B whichmay he U-shap'cd and held between the lugs a, a as shown or may be of other suitable form, such as a coiled. spring sleeved on the pivot; pin. As will be readily nndt-n'stood, the purpose of both the spring actuated plunger 0 bearing against'the post A, and the spring 15* supported on the pivot and bearing against the swinging arm is to force the cutter blade of the swinging arm into shearing relation with the stationary cutter blade. .It will also be seen that the swinging arm projects rearwardly a relatively long distance from the pivot u. and that the supporting arm A also projects rearwardly an equally long dis-' lance, the ends of each abutting and formed :t1(' lltt]) .tl, the purpose being to assist the springs in imtiutain'ing the blades in a cutting relation throughout the entire stroke oi tllc swinging blade.

I) is a. coiled spring one end of which is supported on a lug formed on the wall of the pocket A". the other engages the underside of the swinging bar B to return it to its initial position after being tu-tuated.

1C is a rubber butter or cushion supported in a suitable S()('l\'tl 'l'orincd in the wall of the pocket-A-- and. is designed to receive the impact of the blow rcstilting from the opera tion of the swinging arm. I) is a lug formed near the lower edge oi" the swinging arm to encounter the butler I. when the arm B is operated.

In Fig. l have shown hovthe device may be operated by foot power.

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tures provided in the bottom wall of the pocket A.

H is a bar cast integral with the swinging arm or otherwise secured thereto as desired. I is a foot pedal and I a pitman connectingIthe pedal and bar H.

aving indicated the sevaral parts by ref-' ed to pass the platform in shearing relation with said fixed blade whereby the envelop may be clipped and the clipping deposited in the pocket.

erence letters, the operation will be readily f forms a wall, a blade fixed against said deunderstood.

The envelop to be cut is laid upon the latforin A and against the guide A forcing it into contact with the lower portion of the swinging arm B, it being noted that the cuti ter blade B proper is above the edge of the platform when the swinging arm is in its initial position. Theswinging bar is then actuated by striking the knob B which op erating clips off the end of the envelop depositing the clipping into the pocket A Upon referring to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the swinging arm is slightly'beveled in cross section on the side adjacent to the platform commencing at. a point directly below the cutting edge of the-blade secured to the swinging arm and slanlii-igaway from the platform. The object of this is to provide room for the clipped end of the envelop and to assist in conveying it downwardly into the pocket A.

I Havingthus describedmy invention, what J cllaim is In a machine for chppmg envelops, a

' platform to support the envelope and-provided on one side with a guide, a pocket formed with the platform and depending therefrom atone end thereof, said pocket receiving the clippings, a. swinging cutter blade adapted to pass the edge of the platform in shearing relation therewith and immediately above said pocket, whereby the end of an envelop may be clipped and the clipping deposited in the pocket.

2. in a machine for clipping envclops. a platform to receive the envelops and providcd on one side with a guide and on one end with :1 depending portion, a pocket. disposed beneath the plane of the platform and of which pocket said depending portion of the platform forms a wall, said pocket rccciving the clipping, a swinging cutter blade adapted to pass the edge of the platform in shearing relation with said depending portion of the platform, whereby the end of an envelop may be clipped and the clipping dc- 4. In a machine for clipping envelops, a platform to support an envelop and provided at one side with a guide and at one end with a depending portion, a pocket to receive the clippings and of which pocket said depending portion of the platform pending portion, a swinging cutter blade adapted to pass the platform in shearing relation with said fixed blade whereby the envelop may be clipped and the clipping deposited in the pocket, and means for cushioning the swinging blade at the limit of its downward movement.

5. in a machine for clipping envelops, a platform to support an envelop and provided at one side with a guide and at one end with :1 depending portion, a pocket to receive the clippings and of which pocket said depending portion of the platform forms a wall, a blade fixed against said depending portion, a swinging cutter blm ie adapted to pass the platform in shearing relation with said fixed blade whereby the envelop may be clipped and the clipping deposited in the pocket, means for cushioning the swinging blade at the limit of its down ward movement, and means having engagement with the-swinging blade to force it nornmlly against the depending portion of thc'platform.

' (1. In a machinefor clipping envelope, a platform to=support the envclops, an up standing flange guide on one side of the latform. a fixed cutter blade at the end 0 the platform. a pocket beneath the fixed cutter blade to receive the clipped ends, a swinging arm pivoted to the frame of the platform. a cutter blade secured to the swinging arm but relatively narrow, the face of said swinging arm beneath the cutter blade slightly tapering-from the edge of the blade to assist the discharge of the clipped end of the envelop into the pocket below.

T. In a machine for clipping envelope, a platform to receive the envelop and provided on one side with a guide and at, one end with a depending portion. a pocket disposed be: neath the plane of the platform and of which said depending portion forms a wall,

said post and the swinging blade to tension the latter to hold it positively in shearing relation with said depending portion of the platform.

8. In a machine for clipping envelops. a platform to support the envelops. an up-' standing guide flanged at one, side of the platform, a fixed cutter blade secured to one end of the platform, a pocket to receive the clipped ends of the envelops beneath the cutter blade, a swinging cutter blade pivoted to the frame of the platfo'i'iii. a spring sleeved on the pivot and bearing on the swinging blade, a tubular stein. formed on the swinging'end of the cutter blade. a spring actuated plunger housed therein. an upstanding post rising above the. wall of the pocket to receive the end ofthe spring actuated plunger, a knob mounted on the top of the swinging cutter blade. and a spring supported in the frame bearing on the under side of the swinging cutter blade to support the latter in its initial position.

9. In a machine for clipping envelops. platform to receive the envelop and provided on one side with a guide and at one end with a depending portion. a pocket disposedbeneath the plane of the platform and of which said depending portion forms a wall. said pocket receiving the clipping from the envelop, a post rising from said pocket, av

swinging cutter blade adapted to operate against said depending portion of the platform to clip .the envelop and to discharge the clipping into said pocket. a spring controlled plunger having engagement with said post and the swinging blade to tension the latter to hold it positively in shearing relation with said depending portion of the platform. other means for forcing the swinging blade into shearing relation with said depending portion, means for cushioning the blade at the limit of its downward strolt'e. and means for swinging the blade normally to its upward limit of movement 10. In a machine for clipping envelops. a platform to support an envelop and provided on one side with a guide andon one i l t l t t t i i t l t i a swinging cutter blade adapted to pass the edge of the platform in shearing relation therewith and immediately above the inner side of said pocket, whereby the end of an envelop may be clipped and the clipping deposited iii the pocket. and means for placing the cutter blade under tension.

11. ln a machine for clipping envelope, a platform to support an envelop and provided with a depending portion, a pocket of which said depending portion forms a wall. an arm secured to the platform, a swinging blade pivoted at the outer end of said arm and adapted to pass said depending portion of the platform in shearing relation therewith. whereby the end of an envelop may be clipped and the clipping deposited in the pocket.

12. In a machine for clipping eiivelops, a platform to receive an envelop and provided with :1 depending portion, a pocket of which said depending portion forms a wall, the remaining walls of the pocket being below the plane of the platform, an arm projecting from the platform. a second arm having pivotal engagement with the aforesaid arm, a cutter blade carried by the second mentioned arm and adapted to pass said depending portion of the platform in shearing relation therewith, the lower edge of the. cutter blade terminating short of the lower edge of said second mentioned arm whereby the portion of the latter arm below the blade may serve as a stop for the envelop, the face of said second mentioned arm upon which the cutter blade is disposed being slightly beveled to assist in a discharge of the clipping from the clipped envelop into said pocket.

ln testimony whereof. l 51 511] this speeitication in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

5 end with :1 depending portion. a pocket oft Smii ni, ll. 'lnoai'as.

whichsaid dependingportion forms a wall. 

